[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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HURRICANE DENNIS LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
500 PM EDT FRI JUL 8 2005

...TORNADO WATCH ISSUED FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS UNTIL 500 AM...
...ALL HURRICANE PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETED...
...SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY AND REMAIN UNTIL STORM PASSAGE...
...HURRICANE WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE LOWER KEYS...
...LOCAL STATE OF EMERGENCY IN EFFECT FOR ALL MONROE COUNTY...
...A HURRICANE WATCH AND TROPICAL STORM WARNING ARE IN EFFECT FOR
THE MIDDLE AND UPPER KEYS INCLUDING FLORIDA BAY...
...A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL THE FLORIDA KEYS...

...NEW INFORMATION SINCE LAST ISSUANCE.
UPDATED HEADLINES.
UPDATED STORM INFORMATION.

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT IS SPECIFIC TO THE FLORIDA KEYS OF MONROE
COUNTY...INCLUDING THE DRY TORTUGAS.

...WATCHES AND WARNINGS...
A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE LOWER KEYS WEST OF THE
SEVEN MILE BRIDGE. A HURRICANE WATCH AND TROPICAL STORM WARNING ARE
IN EFFECT FOR THE MIDDLE AND UPPER KEYS...INCLUDING FLORIDA BAY. A
HURRICANE WARNING MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS...WINDS OF 74 MPH
OR GREATER...ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 500 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE DENNIS WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 22.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 81.1 WEST. THIS IS ABOUT 145 MILES
SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF KEY WEST. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 135
MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. DENNIS IS A CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE ON THE
SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. WHILE SOME WEAKENING WILL CONTINUE OVER
CUBA...DENNIS IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE FLORIDA STRAITS AS A MAJOR
HURRICANE. DENNIS IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 17 MPH...AND
ON THIS COURSE THE CENTER SHOULD MOVE INTO THE FLORIDA STRAITS THIS
EVENING. THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE WAS ESTIMATED AT 949 MB...OR
28.02 INCHES OF MERCURY.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ALL PROTECTIVE ACTIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETED. THERE IS NO LONGER
SUFFICIENT TIME TO EVACUATE FROM THE LOWER KEYS. SEEK SAFE REFUGE
AND SHELTER IN PLACE FOR THE DURATION OF THE HURRICANE. FOR
EMERGENCY INFORMATION CALL THE MONROE COUNTY EMERGENCY HOTLINE AT
800-955-5504. THE MONROE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER IS CURRENTLY
FULLY ACTIVATED AND A LOCAL STATE OF EMERGENCY IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL
OF MONROE COUNTY. KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IS CLOSED.
GREYHOUND BUSLINES ARE NO LONGER RUNNING BUSES OUT OF THE KEYS.
LOWER KEYS MEDICAL CENTER IS CLOSED. ALL RESIDENTS SHOULD CONTINUE
TO MONITOR FUTURE MEDIA REPORTS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT BULLETINS
FOR FURTHER PROTECTIVE ACTIONS AND OTHER INFORMATION.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
STORM SURGE THROUGH THE LOWER KEYS WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 6
FEET...WITH 2 TO 4 FEET OF SURGE EXPECTED IN THE MIDDLE AND UPPER
KEYS. STORM TIDES WILL REACH MAXIMUM VALUES DURING THE EARLY MORNING
HOURS SATURDAY. THE GREATEST RISK FOR STORM SURGE FLOODING WILL
OCCUR ALONG SOUTH AND EAST FACING PORTIONS OF EACH ISLAND.

...WIND IMPACTS...
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE LOWER KEYS BY THIS
EVENING. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE NOW BEGINNING TO IMPACT THE
KEYS. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY OCCUR THROUGHOUT THE KEYS LATE
THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

...MARINE IMPACTS...
SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT UNTIL STORM PASSAGE. TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS ARE NOW IMPACTING THE FLORIDA STRAITS. IT IS NOT
SAFE TO BE AT SEA...DO NOT LEAVE PORT. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WILL
OCCUR TONIGHT IN THE LOWER KEYS.

...RAINFALL IMPACTS...
THE FLORIDA KEYS CAN EXPECT TO RECEIVE 4 TO 8 INCHES OF RAINFALL IN
ASSOCIATION WITH HURRICANE DENNIS...EXCEPT LOCALLY UP TO 10 INCHES
POSSIBLE IN THE LOWER KEYS.

...TORNADO IMPACTS...
A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS UNTIL 400 AM.
A TORNADO WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR TORNADO
DEVELOPMENT IN THE WATCH AREA...ESPECIALLY IN THE OUTER RAINBANDS OF
THE HURRICANE. IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED OR DETECTED ON RADAR A
TORNADO WARNING WILL BE ISSUED.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT UPDATE ON HURRICANE DENNIS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN KEY WEST WILL BE AROUND 530 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...OR
WHEN NEW INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE. FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION...PLEASE CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/KEYWEST.

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